Complete Chinchilla & Degu | Chinchilla food & Dough food

Versele-Laga Complete Chinchilla & Degu 500 g | 1.75kg

Versele-Laga Complete Chinchilla & Degu is a complete all-in-one pellet food for chinchillas and degus. Every pellet has the same composition, ensuring your animal cannot just pick its favorite pieces from the food. This makes feeding clearer and helps you see better what is actually being eaten.

At DRD, when it comes to chinchilla and degu food, we focus primarily on fiber, a gentle composition, and appropriate use in the daily routine. This food is free of added sugars and contains long fibers, flaxseed, FOS, and yucca. This makes it a practical daily pellet food to be used alongside unlimited hay, suitable herbs, and a well-equipped enclosure.

Pros of Versele-Laga Complete Chinchilla & Degu

✔ All-in-one pellets: your animal gets the same nutritional composition with every bite.
✔ Helps limit picky eating, because no individual favorite pieces can be singled out.
✔ No added sugars, suitable for chinchillas and degus.
✔ With long fibers and timothy for a fiber-rich daily base.
✔ With flaxseed, FOS, and yucca in the composition.
✔ Available in 500 grams and 1.75 kg, convenient for trying out or daily use.

Why choose all-in-one pellets?

With mixed food, chinchillas and degus can sometimes pick out the tastiest parts from the food bowl. The rest is then left behind, making it harder to properly assess what your animal is actually consuming. With all-in-one pellets, this is clearer: every pellet has the same composition.

This makes Versele-Laga Complete Chinchilla & Degu particularly convenient for owners who want peace and quiet in the food bowl. You don't have to pay as much attention to sorted-out leftovers and can more easily stick to a fixed daily portion. Especially for animals that are picky eaters, an all-in-one pellet provides more clarity.

This food is intended as a daily pellet diet. Hay also always remains the basis of the menu. Sufficient fiber-rich roughage is important for chinchillas and degus, so always combine the pellets with unlimited hay and suitable natural extras such as herbs or leaves.

Without added sugars

For chinchillas and degus, a smooth diet without added sugars is especially pleasant. Degus, in particular, are sensitive to an energy-rich or sweet diet, so for their daily nutrition, it is preferable to choose fiber, texture, and clear portions.

Versele-Laga Complete Chinchilla & Degu is a good fit for owners who want to feed consciously without loose sweet pieces in the food bowl. The pellets are well-organized, easy to portion, and combine well with hay, a sand bath, gnawing material, and a natural setup.

For which animals is Complete Chinchilla & Degu suitable?

• Chinchilla: suitable as a complete daily pellet food for chinchillas. Combine with unlimited hay, a good sand bath, sturdy hiding places, and plenty of gnawing material.
• Degu: suitable as a complete daily pellet food for degus. The composition without added sugars fits well with a conscious degu routine including hay, herbs, a sand bath, exercise opportunities, and gnawing material.

This food is made for chinchillas and degus. Are you looking for food for guinea pigs, rabbits, or other rodents? Then it is better to choose food that suits that species and their daily diet.

Feeding & use

The correct daily portion depends on size, age, activity, condition, and what else your animal eats. As a practical guideline, you can assume approximately 30 to 45 grams per animal per day. Feed the pellets by weighing them out and always combine them with unlimited hay.

Switch gradually when changing food. Mix the new pellets with the old food for a few days and gradually increase the proportion of Complete Chinchilla & Degu. This allows your animal to get used to the smell, taste, and texture.

Hay remains the basis

Complete Chinchilla & Degu is the daily pellet food, but hay remains the basis of care. Hay provides fiber, structure, and a chewing activity. Therefore, ensure that sufficient good hay is always available and use the pellets as a balanced part of the daily menu.

For chinchillas, a sand bath is also part of coat care. For degus, a sand bath is also an important part of their daily setup. Therefore, combine the food with a logical enclosure: hay, a sand bath, gnawing material, hiding places, sturdy platforms, and sufficient activity.

Composition and analysis

Composition: vegetable by-products (timothy 4.0%), vegetable protein extracts, seeds (linseed 4%), minerals, herbs (red clover, narrow-leaved plantain, white clover, yarrow) 0.5%, fructo-oligosaccharides, yucca.

Analysis: crude protein 16.5%, crude fat 3.5%, crude fiber 20.0%, crude ash 7.5%, calcium 0.8%, phosphorus 0.55%, vitamin A 10,000 IU, vitamin D3 1,200 IU, vitamin E 80 IU, vitamin C 100 mg, iron 100 mg, manganese 75 mg, zinc 70 mg, copper 10 mg, iodine 2 mg, selenium 0.2 mg.

This composition is suitable for an all-in-one pellet food for chinchillas and degus, with an emphasis on fiber, a gradual daily build-up, and ingredients such as flaxseed, FOS, and yucca. The pellets are practical for owners who want clear feeding without loose, selectable parts in the food bowl.

Save

Store the pellets in a cool, dry, and dark place. Close the packaging tightly after use to preserve the aroma, taste, and texture as much as possible. Preferably use a sealable storage container if the bag has been open for a longer period.

Choose the packaging that suits the number of animals. The 500-gram package is convenient for trying it out or for a single animal. The 1.75 kg package is more practical if you have multiple animals or use this food daily.

Good to know

For chinchillas and degus, a calm dietary base is important. Feed pellets in measured amounts, always offer unlimited hay, and be sparing with high-energy or sweet snacks. Especially for degus, it is preferable to choose herbs, leaves, and species-specific snacks that suit their sensitive dietary needs.

Because every pellet has the same composition, this food is useful when you want to limit selective eating. Still, monitor appetite, weight, droppings, and behavior. Is your animal suddenly eating less, or are you concerned? Then contact a veterinarian with experience with chinchillas and degus.

Do you want to make the daily routine more interesting? Then use hay, herbs, gnawing material, tunnels, platforms, and foraging opportunities rather than extra rich snacks. This keeps the menu calm, while still giving your animal plenty to do.

Useful shopping links

• Chinchilla food
• Degoevoer
• Hay for rodents
• Chinchilla sand bath
• Degoe sand bath
• Versele-Laga

Frequently Asked Questions

With Versele-Laga Complete Chinchilla & Degu, you choose a straightforward all-in-one pellet food without added sugars. A fine daily basis for owners who want to feed their chinchilla or degu clearly, calmly, and without selective eating.